It’s the week of Christmas. Here in Texas, we don’t usually expect a white Christmas, and this year is no different. Our first freeze was a couple weeks ago. I took that as an opportunity to clean out of the garden anything that couldn’t survive a really cold night. What was left were the various greens: lettuce, radishes, kohlrabi.
Since the freeze, everything’s been growing well. The second square of radishes are peaking out of the ground now. The lettuce and arugula seem strong. One onion that seemed to find a second life is still going.
The photo doesn’t really show the entire garden (I focused on what was already above ground), but I did do a second round of weeding today. I only have so much time in a day that I can spend on the garden, and most of that time was spent this summer on keeping alive what had a fighting chance against the heat. Now, the garden is much nicer. It should be good for the next few weeks while I’m running around the state and country for the winter break.
I planted some more arugula, cabbage, and lettuce today. If everything goes well, they should start peaking out in a week or two, though I won’t be able to post an update until the second week of January when I’m back in town.
I’m hoping to have something to harvest (perhaps a small bit of lettuce) the week or so after I get back from winter break. The funny thing about gardens is that the lettuce and tomatoes don’t like growing in the same seasons, so a good garden salad is a real treat. I’m going to try and get tomatoes in a bit early and stretch the lettuce out so I can have a little overlap.
Until next year, then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!
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